New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-19
BROWN AND THE GARRISONIA Ms.
ELI THAYER STATES HIS VIEWS PLAINLY.
A LIVELY LETTER DRAWN OUT by OLIVER JOHN
snN-rIE QUESTION OF FELONY OR MARTYRDOM.


! To the EditOr OF The Tribune
SIR: Your readers be congratulated upon the
appearance OF oliver Johnson in your columns as the
OF John Brown and the defender OF the Garrison
dlsunionists OF the Oldest and ablcst of the
few OF that noisy cabal who for quarter OF
century denounced the Constitution as league with
death and with hell" and occasionally amused
themselves by making bOnnres OF that sacred bond OF
union between the States We have Just celebrated the
OF signing OF this grand document with such
pomp. ceremony and enthusiasm never before honored
any organic law " nation. This not good year.
therefore, Mr. Johnson revive his former political
history neither just the right time for him TO eulOgizo
and defend John Brown, the prince OF Anarchists since
his class but vastly inferior him in criminal
deeds, under sentence OF death. But since he
chooses to at this time. cheerully welcome him to
and express tho hope that he has to stay
and to skip fence he did few years in
his controversy Colonel Waters, OF Mbury, Mass.
The foolish faliacy OF Mr.. Johnson, that the Repub.
Endorsed the action OF Brown at Iiarpers Ferry
OF them gave him money and arms, is easily
exposed says Brown did divugc his purposes to
any one. 1 know that In many instances he obtained
ass by false pretences and downright lying. As
soon the Republicans aware OF his criminal acts
they denounced him with unanmity and severity But
clique waited until he known and proved
robb,r and traitor before they began to
extO him saint and hero.' Turn to the files OF
The Lberat0r" you will find from that day To the
last Of that paper volumes Of eulogy from Garrison
Phillips, Pilsbury and many others OF less importance
How different the action OF the Republicans In their
convention Chicago in 1850, only few months after
Browns raid in Virginia. they denounced him without
dissenting OF the greatest OF criminals.
member Of that body and well knew the sentiments OF
the party. But at that time OF US knew, what all
know now that John Brown the midnight assassin
hacked pieces Mr. Doylc's boys after he had
slain their father before their eyes, That he one
who the cabin OF Dutch Henry and that there
with their wo.edged cleavers Brown and his to
pieces williamson and Sherman All these victims were
maj z ed
committed by sayages For years Brown said he had
nothing do with IT, and that ne not present at the
massacre. 1t 10 abundan;y proved that he
present leader OF the and that he slew the
victim with his hand For the full proof OF
terrible consequences
Of Kansas Professor. Springs History Of Kan
sas' John Brown could have held any place in the
esteem OF civilized people had his true character been
known. All his fame hero and martyr, rests upon
his own lies and those OF his bOsraphers. Very few
ulcn outside Of prison walls, II they Browns
record "sI now admit " their iricndship writer who
defends or indOrscs MS
Nj. Johnson s45 that letters Blown wrote
While under sentence VI o. Ath prove him have been
SAINT AMI martyr Is 1t possible that Mr. JOhnson,
his tour years, has learned that the
amos ea-ch. ans o grace and spiritual eAalaon The
scAhoI has oten ecpsed the pulpit dchuuciaOn
Of ON, IN carnes eAhOrtatOn 70 holy living aud rap
furious pictures VI Paradise u Oo enjoyed The
gIeaust criminal, wh0 Lao john Brown, has deDed ali
he precepts OF the Founder OF Christianity
persistent In saying Ny Master, Jesus Christ"
MI johnson neat speaks Of The inspiring effect Of
John Brown cong during the Your reddcIs viii
Ind fun account OF the origin Of that song In twO articles
Of The Bosom Herald one is,uc Of August 3
leo7 and the other few days Ites It Is there shown
that the song VA, originally OF dcnuncatlon and d.
tsIon II Was nfs sung in the Of Boston and
fremont temple, nearly IN the following words
Jonn Browns body lies mouderng IN tbs grave,
" hope souls hell"
As ma IA son WIs used
WeJ,ero ucnt the l2th Massachusetts. Bu. neither
tho Colonel Inferior officers admirers John
Blown. While marching punish The treason that uged
Unita states tort, they had wish ~ stuty them
selves by apptu4ng the treason that urcd on The Uncd
state, Arsenal A. HMpers Ferry. Eventually the second
Line OF me song DecAmc simply euphcmism which every
ono Gould interpret 20 hs own liking, about whore MS
soul marching on" whether Ia heaven hell pur
siOry a song ., dcTslOn 10 likely to give en-.
during fame OF the OF al honest
effort mmoaIile by good often entirely
failed or ha, only kept his name from oblivion for few
years. one Of this ,hc song throughout
the Land about The 1910, " your readers Will
remember T. began follows:
Oh Crime, Is dcad-that good old man,
We shall him more
There Is poetic but futile enort from oblivion
the memory good Old man" How seldom we
hear anything Of old Grimes" II the righteous
scarcely saved wheroshAi .hc uug piy and
appear
Bu. Mr. Johnson further says 50 many
ohd pc ~ NdisLo tuOgcl grLLiy erOcILy
OF the North ho should think John be
hero 70 ny liking. II Mr. johnson unable
stand plain English, he would we'll " stop trying to
write It. But we'll enough that tho Sharpe's
rifles the Free were Tor defend
ing their lives and their rights against lawlcss bandits
John Brown kind. Few any OF these enemies of
our FREQ state settlers were bad as Brown, but they
were good 10 be shot while attempting by
means the sub!uga,on Of kansas But John used
his for tho murder and robbery inOcnsiye and
"a, MANY he rasn in Kan.
sis, In Missouri and IaIpeIs Ferry.
In the latter place the nr,t man he murdered negro
In charge OF the freight station and while performing
duty II any butcher should Kill hogs OF steers in
Browns savage shown ana several
other places, the Bcggh Society would soon have him
arrested and imprisoned II Is charity call this hero
and martyr m0nOmaniac, MIR. Lincoln DONE and
put him In The list Of the OIsln, Gu,caus trcemans,
instead OF canOnllng h.m The manner
OF the Garrison Anarchists
! have Just received = letter from Judge McCuc OF
Virginia, whose reliability is yCuchcd for by Randolph
Tucker and many other prominent men Of that
Iic says have pages OF exceedingly interesting
relating to John Browns soourn IN Virginia. In several
places he posed Dr. Mcl.lin, a specialist hernia.
lie told the sayeONncrs that subject
to that trouble than other class Under the roof OF
a Presbyterian friend OF mine he a Presbyterian
minister My friend entertained him day and two
lights and had him cAamine forty OF his
stopped with Baptist family, and there claimed
to be Baptist minister and. think preached such"
IustrOus moral herol Garrison said in The Lb,rator"
John Brown has perhaps right place by the side OF
Moses, Joshua, Gideon and David" aud then goes
discuss how he compares with jesus But MIR. john
says his Ilarpcrs Ferry raid slavery its
foundation The report OF the Mason Committee TO the
nilcd Senate sufficient reply this ridiculous
assertion. They say that the Virginia invasion
simply the act OF awlcs rusns, under the OF
no public political authority and that legislation
Is necessary
Now II Mr.. Johnson has any time for newspaper
writing wish he would tell your readers why the entire
Garrison clique fought ncrcey against making Kansas
a free State. Wendell Phillips said What Do | care
for sQuabble around ballot box Kansas r. But no
and all his associates did all they could to prevent the Free
State Kansas from controlling tho vote OF
that Territory. this recorded nes OF The
almost every page during the grand crusade
n In da1r